Device for controlling glaring lights of automobile-lamps.



4 I 4 I l w. N..BRENNER. I DvEVICEvFOR CONTIIOLLING GLARING LIGHTS 0F AUTOMOBILE LAMPS.

' APPLICATION FILED IAN. I4. T916.

201 i141.; Patented Oct. 10, 1916. 9 '9- I 25Min-SHEET 2.

vmake and use the. .to th WLLIAM N'. BRENNER.

or BnooKLr-n, new YORK.

DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING GLARING LIGHTS OFAUTOMOIBILE-LAMIPS.

To all whom z' may concern Be it known that I, lWILLIAM N. BRENNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in 'the county of Kings and State. of "few York, have invented certain new and useiu Improvements in Devices for Controlling' Glaring Lights of Automobile- Lanips; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to same, reference being had e accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked therevimprovements in devices ,glaring light oi2 and consists 1n on, 'which foi-in a part of this specification. This invention relates to new and useful for controlling the automobile and other lamps the provision of a folding shutter adapted to regulate the space through vwhich the light is reflected and controlled accessible to the-operby convenient means, 0 l

which the lights are ator of a car upon mounted.

The invention consists of a simple and eliicient apparatus of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accoman iner drawins in which: n a: a

Figure l is a view showing the shutters folded. Fig. 2 is a View showing the shutters thrown to reduce the space through which the light isrelected. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view throughthe riin. Fig. 4lis a detail View showing the means for operating the series of shutters,

Reference now being had to the details of the draw/in s by letter, A. designates 'the riin of a. lainpchind which the series of shutters are normally folded when not in-use. Said shutters consist of respectively by letters upon the pivots C, ignated by letters D, pivot C and each strips, designated B, which are mounted and other shutters, deseach mounted upon the bearing a lug or pin E Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed-January 14, 1916.4 Serial. No. 72,153.

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projecting through a transverse slot F formed in the adjacent shutter.

designates recesses in the outermost of the shutters and is adapted to bear against -a stop l to limit the swinging movement. of

the said outermost shut-ter. Said shutters are preferably curved and, when open for use, their outer free ends are adapted to abut one another, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A crank shaft, designated by letter J, is journaled in the rim or" the lamp and a disk K is fastened to said crank shaft and rods M are pivotally connected eccentev trically at their adjacent ends to said disk and their other ends pivoted one toeach shutter B. Said crank 'is adapted to be connected in any manner not shown to the steering post or is positioned at any other place convenient to the operator of the vehilcle upon which the lampsare mounted.

In operation, when the disk is in the position shown in Fig. l oi" the drawings, all of the various shutters will be folded back as shown, back of When it is desired .to throw the shutters Ato Vthe positionjshowntin Fig. 2, whereby the space through which the light to be reflected is restricted, the shutters will assume the position illustrated and cause an opening at the lower portion of the lamp through which the concentrated rays may be thrown down upon a track.

What I claim to be new is l. A device for controlling the glaring upon automobile lamps, etc., comprislng, in combination with a lamp, a series of shutters pivotally mounted upon the rim and having sliding pivotal connection with one another, a crank shat, a disk itted thereto, and rods pivotally connecting said shutters and disk.`r

2. In combination with the rim of a lamp, a series of shutters mounted `upon a common pivotal pin upon the rim, the various shutters having transverse slots, pins carried by the Shutters and movable in the slots in the adjacent shutters, means for limiting the movements of the shutters in one direction, a crank shaft, a disk litted thereto, and pivthe rim and out .of sight. l

rod connections bonween the somo an the une? shuttors.

oombnaion wio. ythe Tim of lamp,

a seri-es' of shutters monili-,ed upon a common y pivotal pin upon the rim, the various snub frshaving mnsverso slots, pins carried by he shutters and movable in he slots in the ai jacou: shutters, stops ponthe rim, upon the ouftermost simtors adapted to en- 

